The lack of sleep building is somewhat unusual, though that at least appears to have a straightforward enough cause.
Once Nokov can see that Chris is awake and aware of him he turns down the intensity of his staring, so at least Chris doesn't have that to add to his discomfort as he falls back on his pillow.
"You died." Whether Nokov was already aware of that or not, the air of slight annoyance about that would remain.
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Date: 2026-04-24 04:24 am (UTC)Once Nokov can see that Chris is awake and aware of him he turns down the intensity of his staring, so at least Chris doesn't have that to add to his discomfort as he falls back on his pillow.
"You died." Whether Nokov was already aware of that or not, the air of slight annoyance about that would remain.